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Music's Wildest Wish Lists

On a recent appearance on a British morning show, Madonna allegedly insisted that the air-conditioning be turned off since it could have a negative affect her vocal chords. The diva supposedly threw tantrums about the lighting, camera angles and her chair. (AP Photo/Chad Rachman)

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Madonna On a recent appearance on a British morning show, Madonna allegedly insisted that the air-conditioning be turned off since it could have a negative affect her vocal chords. The diva supposedly threw tantrums about the lighting, camera angles and her chair. (AP Photo/Chad Rachman)
Mariah Carey British talk show host Kate Garraway recently detailed the diva's outrageous backstage behavior, which include such items as custom toilet paper. The singer also has assistants follow her to make sure she's filmed from the right side and to protect her from falling backward. She also had two assistants lower her onto a couch to avoid crushing her dress. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Van Halen In perhaps the most unique rocker wish list, Van Halen's 1982 tour rider, which is 52 pages long, includes a section that "strictly prohibits all brown M&Ms in the backstage candy bowl." the rider also includes "herring in sour cream," four cases of "Schlitz Malt Liquor beer...eight bottles of wine and liquor...and one large tube of KY Jelly."(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
The Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters' 2008 tour rider includes such items as "big ass kielbasas that make men self conscious...bacon or 'god's currency'...a bag of pirate booty. Not Johnny Depp's...gatorade in 'wacky colors'...75lbs of ice...and frim, borderline chubby avocados." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez enjoys to surround herself with white. Her rider demands that she have a "45' trailer with triple slide outs and two entry doors with white rooms, tables, drapes, couches, candles, lillies and roses as well as a supply of vanilla ice cream." (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson's tour demans are not nearly as scary as you might expect. His rider features items such as "4 chocolate Slim Fast drinks," and "two bottles of absinthe." (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Celine Dion Celine Dion's rider requests that her dressing room be kept at precisely "73 degrees...and that parking arrangements be made for her 20 tractor trailers, 10 buses, 3 stretch lomousines and 2 staff minivans." (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)
Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse's tour rider includes "2 bottles of red wine, a case of Lager, a bottle of vodka, champagne and Courvoisier, 40 Marlborough lights...and the number of the nearest fitness gym." (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Coldplay When Coldplay goes on tour they ask for a number if items including "non U.S. Beer...8 stamped, local postcards...a selection of nibbles...and 8 pairs of dark cotton socks." (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Whitney Houston In her 2004 tour in Southeast Asia, Whitney Houston's rider included "a neat, clean, and armored BMW 740 and an armored Mercedes Benz S-Class 600 series...both with tinted windows." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Britney Spears According to Britney Spears' 2000 tour rider, there is a "$5000 fine if there are any incomming calls to her dressing room telephone." (AP Photo/Richard Lewis)
Clay Aiken Among other things, Clay Aiken requests to have "5 dressing rooms...25 secrity guards... and under no circumstances can there be any nuts, mints, coffee, mushrooms, or shellfish in his presence." (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Beyonce Knowles Beyonce's tour rider includes "heavily seasoned juicy baked chicken...a private bathroom that's cleaned with disinfectant & anti-bacterial products...and only Pepsi products" thanks to her endorsement deal. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
James Brown The "Godfather of Soul" requested items such as a "hooded hair dryer" and an "oxygen tank." (KEYSTONE/SYLVAN MUELLER)
Bruce Springstee... Some requirements for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band include a "security guard for Burce's guitar...and whole roasted chicken to be delivered to sax player Clarence Clemons' dressing room half way through the concert." (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)
Metallica Metallica's tour rider includes such items as "8 ceramic coffee mugs...a small jar of mayonnaise...and one sharp knife." (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar, file)
Frank Sinatra Among other things, Frank Sinatra required "a bag of miniature Tootsie Rolls...24 rolls of Lifesavers...a doctor...and one platter of Nova Scotia Salmon."
Hootie and the B... Hootie and the Blowfish had a tour rider which included "a replenishable supply of 5 bottles of hard alcohol, 5 cases of beer...and a bottle of Visine eye drops." (AP Photo/Atlantic Records)
AC/DC AC/DC has been touring since 1973 so it may not come as a suprise that their rider includes "3 oxygen tanks and 3 oxygen masks" and the band's alcohol requests have dwindled to a modest "one case of Heineken in bottles." (AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky)
John Mayer John Mayer's tour rider includes "4 soft head toothbrushes, a bottle of Listerine, two small tubes of mint-flavored toothpaste, four organic lip balms, Gold Bond powder, a copy of The New York Times, and 2 tubes of Krazy Glue." (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash required "3 gllons of milk and an American flag "in full view of the audience" while performing.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Cher While on tour, Cher needs items such as "an assortment of fresh cut Casa Blanca Lillies, 12 black solo cups, and a room for her wigs." (AP Photo/Christof Stache, File)
KISS Hard core rock band KISS' tour rider includes such items as "chocolaterice cakes, caramel rice cakes, natural apple juice, six boxes of Kleenex tissues, and a small chaffing dish with freshly steamed corn." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne requires "3 oxygen tanks for Black Sabbath shows...and an ear nose and throat doctor on site in order to administer a required B 12 shot and an anti inflammatory Deacadron shot." (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Sting Sting's humble tour rider states that he is willing to "make the best of what is available." However, he he would enjoy "fresh, skinned, and grated ginger root, a jar of honey, tea, and a full bodied red wine." (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)
INXS Australian band INXS' rider includes "a pong pong table with 12 ping pong balls...and 2 masseuses." (AP Photo/Rajesh Nirgude)
Ted Nugent Ted Nugent's tour rider includes "36 full size bath towels, 4 chocolate and 2 tropical fruit Slim Fasts...and man sized Kleenex." (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)